Risk Management

Risk Management strives to protect Montgomery County Government against the financial consequences of accidental loss and to preserve County assets and public service capabilities from loss, destruction, or depletion.

Objectives

to increase awareness of safety in all departments and to build a safer environment for its employees and citizens

to eliminate, minimize, or control the conditions and practices which cause losses

to secure insurance coverage to assist with the financial burden of inevitable loss at a reasonable cost

Safety Tips

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Be Safe on the Internet

If you receive harassing e-mails or are the victim of cyberstalking, contact the harasser’s ISP (for example: Yahoo!, AOL, or MSN) and report it. Then block the harasser using the filters in your e-mail system.

If the harassment exists in a chat room or on an instant message service, go offline immediately and change your online identity.

Online, never share identifying information about yourself, such as your address, phone number, or place of employment, and don’t get too specific with your online dating summary or social network page. For instance, never mention that you live across the street from a popular restaurant or that you work in a certain office building.

Be Safe on a Trip

In a hotel elevator, stand as close as possible to the panel of buttons. If you feel threatened, hit as many floors’ buttons as possible. You can try to get off when the doors open, or if you can’t get off, try to get someone’s attention when the doors open on each floor.

If you’re in a country where you don’t speak the language, take a matchbook or business card from your hotel that you can show to a taxi driver to find your way back to the hotel.

Hanging a purse off the back of a restaurant chair or laying it on a bar, especially in tourist destinations, is almost asking a thief to take it. Instead, place your bag in your lap or wrap its strap around your leg.

If you call 911 from your home phone, the police know where you are. With a cell phone, this is not always the case. Tell the operator your location first, even before reporting the situation.

Be Safe on the Street

Hold your keys in your hand as you approach your car. You are most vulnerable getting into or out of your car.

Check the backseat before you get in the car, even if you left it locked.

Don’t sit in your car in a parking lot. A predator may be watching you, and this is the perfect time for him to make a move. Lock the door, turn on the ignition, and drive away.

If you are walking down the street and a person in a car asks you for directions, do not approach the car. Yell the instructions from a distance or simply say you don’t know.

If someone attacks you, first go for their eyes, and then scratch them with your nails to leave an identifying mark. If attacked from behind, use your elbow. It is one of the most powerful points on your body.

Never carry your house keys and an ID with your home address in the same bag. If a person grabs your purse, they’ll have your keys and know where you live.

If someone asks for your wallet or purse, toss it one way, run in the other direction, and make a lot of noise. Most thieves are more interested in your valuables than in you.

Montgomery County Government complies with the following Civil Rights statutes;
Titles VI, VII, and IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
Americans with Disabilities Act and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975.